GBNews published this video item, entitled “Sajid Javid says ‘child marriage is child abuse'” – below is their description.
Sajid Javid said child marriage is “child abuse” on GB News, and is seeking to raise the legal minimum age to get married in England and Wales to 18.
Speaking to GB News presenters, Colin Brazier and Mercy Muroki, Mr Javid said “when I bring this up with people, they think it’s awful and something that happens in developing countries, but actually it’s happening right here in our own country. And the outcomes for these children is absolutely awful.”
In England and Wales, children can get married from the age of 16, so long as they have parental consent. Mr Javid pointed our that “we don’t let them even get tattoos until their 18,” but the law allows them to get married.
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